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> You just misunderstand its obscure priorities, which are trade, jobs for Ur-Europeans and climate change Are those obscure priorities though? Putting local e
by myrmidon 1y ago
> You just misunderstand its obscure priorities, which are trade, jobs for Ur-Europeans and climate change
Are those obscure priorities though? Putting local employment/wellfare/environment first seems justifiable to me, no?
I would argue that EU action has been pretty aligned with their actual citizens interests during this whole conflict:
- Kept domestic consequences contained (energy price)
- Prevented escalation
- Scaled up domestic military readiness especially in border nations
- Hurt destabilizing Russian expansionism via sanctions/secondhand arms almost for free
I would much prefer a principled, strongly voiced NO to neo-imperialism in the form of massive support and intervention. But would that be in the best interest of most voters? I'd argue no.
- ivan_gammel 1y ago> Are those obscure priorities though Only in the sense that they are not in the spotlight when EU officials talk about Ukraine. They don’t say “We have more important things to do”. But you are of course right, they dominate the agenda.